Clamp for securing a pillow to a hospital bed



April 1, 1970 J. H. SADDORlS 3,506,988

CLAMP FOR SECURING A PILLOW TO A HOSPITAL BED Filed May 22. 1967INVENTOR JOAW H. SADDOP/S United States Patent 3,506,988 CLAMP FORSECURING A PILLOW TO A HOSPITAL BED John H. Saddoris, Toledo, Ohio (Rte.1, Box 101A, Waterville, Ohio 43566) Filed May 22, 1967, Ser. No.639,947 Int. Cl. A47c 21/00 US. Cl. -325 2 Claims ABSTRACT OF THEDISCLOSURE This invention consists of a U-shaped spring clamp which ismade of plastic and to the upper surface of which is integrally formed apressure type of clamp having a serrated jaw adapted to firmly hold apillow when the aforesaid U-shaped spring clamp is placed on the upperend of the mattress of a hospital bed, thereby firmly holding the pillowno matter at what angle the mattress may be raised for the comfort ofthe patient.

This invention relates to clamps, and more particularly, to a clamp forthe securing of a pillow to a hospital bed.

It is the principal object of this invention to provide a clamp of thecharacter described that will, as the title of this invention implies,firmly hold a pillow to the mattress of a hospital bed.

Another object of this invention is to provide a clamp of the characterdescribed that will work regardless of the angle of the head of thehospital bed.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a clamp of thecharacter described that is so constructed that it can readily bethoroughly cleaned in a minimum of time and with a minimum of effort.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a clamp of thecharacter described that contains only one moving part and is thereforea practical device that will under normal usage have a long life withoutgetting out of order.

Other and further objects and advantages of this invention will come tomind as the reading of this specification proceeds and the accompanyingdrawing is examined.

In the drawing:

FIG. 1 is a pictorial view of this invention in actual use; the hospitalbed and pillow being shown in phantom lines.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged side view of this invention in actual use.

FIG. 3 is a side view of this invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view of an optional form of the pillow holding clamp.

.FIG. 5 is a sectional view of this invention, taken along line 5-5 ofFIGURE 4, and looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

In the drawing, like parts are indicated by like reference charactersthroughout the several views.

Directing ones attention to FIGURE 3 of the accompanying drawing, itwill be seen that this invention consists of a U-shaped spring clampthat is made of plastic cast in one piece that has enlarged ends 11 anda pillow holding clamp 12 which is made integral with the just mentionedspring clamp adapted to encompass in part the upper end of the mattress13 of a hospital bed which 3,506,988 Patented Apr. 21, 1970 is indicatedin the accompanying drawing by the reference character 14.

Returning now to the aforesaid pillow holding clamp 12 shown in FIGURE 3of the drawing, it will be seen that this clamp embodies an engularlydisposed member 15 having a serrated upper edge 16 and a handle 17supported by the vertical member 18. The lower and angularly disposededge 19 of the handle 17 is serrated to match the aforesaid serratedupper edge 16 of this part of the invention. A handle 20 for the entireinvention is indicated by the reference character 21 in FIGURES 2 and 3of the accompanying drawing.

The optional form of pillow clamp illustrated in FIG- URES 4 and 5 ismade of cast zinc. The clamp is made of two integrally formed and spacedside members 22 between which is swingably located the arm 23 on thelaterally disposed pin 24 that has each end extending into one of theaforesaid side members 22. The aforesaid arm 23 has one end terminatingin a head 25 that is provided with an angularly disposed serrated edge26, while the other end of the aforesaid arm 23 terminates in one end ofthe angularly disposed handle 27.

It is to be understood that other types of pillow clamps can beincorporated in this invention without departing from the spirit andintent of the appended claims. This invention, whose method of use isself-explanatory when one examines the appended drawing, is also subjectto any other changes or modifications one may care to make in the samein so long as the changes and/or modifications fall within the scope andintent of the appended claims.

What I now claim as new is:

1. A clamp for securing a pillow to a hospital bed comprising a U-shapedclamp of spring material, the clamp having a straight central portionand ends extending at right angles to said central portion andsubstantially parallel to each other, all parts of the clamp being insubstantially the same plane, and a movable jaw clamp secured to one ofsaid ends and lying in said plane, the extremities of said ends areenlarged in said plane and rounded.

2. The combination of claim 1 in which the movable jaw clamp extendsalong said end and faces in the same direction as the U-shaped clamp.

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